Too Soon....Too Soon.

Really?

The repeated concussions he suffered (having a diving headbutt from the top rope as a finisher doesn't help) have been linked with his cognitive state but the evidence was dismissed off-hand by many.

Right or wrong, it doesn't matter, everything that contributed to Benoit's mental state needs to be taken seriously, as it seems it is according to that article's description of the Brain Bank, and the readiness of other athletes to donate their brains.

Believe me, there's no defence for his actions, and I'm not trying to defend them, but any contributing factors have to given due consideration.

Drugs were a contributing factor to his Death (and his murders), but what you are saying is true, the repeated knocks Sportsmen take without having an extended break or having injury properly assessed often leads to long term problems and/or death. Medicine which may seem like it helps in the short term more often than not cements the long term effects of a problem. The dangers of Concussion are very real especially in our Game.

Look no further than Eddie Guerrero who overdosed on Prescription Painkillers because he gave his body to Sports Entertainment rather than his own personal welfare. Sad but True reality in Sport

I remember something about that. A player had to have a medical to prove he was fit to play or something like that?

It's a really serious issue and one player that stands out recently is Adrian Morley. He's out with long term concussion and it's not the first time anything like that has happened to him.

If he was genuinely concussed then the club doctor and physio should both be sacked.
Allowing a player to continue playing, could have resulted in something much worse than a ban.

If this defence is true. Then something is really wrong with this game.

So then, where is the link between Wrestling and contact sports? What a stupid point to raise.

Well there'll be a lot of doctors and physios looking for a job, then, as the type of incident which Whitehead suffered is seen to happen regularly and players regularly play on.

Probably needs looking at though doesn't it? Not just in this incident but game-wide. If there are doctors on the field involved in such decisions (and we have to be clear about whether this actually happens, so it is an 'if' at this point) then it is something the GMC ought to be interested in.

Its obvious to any neutral that the Bulls lacked any "bite" in defence last night !!

Only thing they contributed was 'textbook' tackles - no bite, no tenacity.

I remember 2nd half when Burgess lined up Goulding and could of wiped him out, but didn't...

We have too many 'nice' forwards.

Sykes's hit on Tomkins was the only aggression given to a tackle - it's amazing how he's wrapped in cotton wool by all in the game - I didn't even think it was a bad tackle? I was surprised to hear Stevo say Sykes ended up in his face when he was no-where near.

Think it was reference to Whitehead.

Poor effort though. There is already a thread set up for the crap biting jokes. Hardly warrants a thread of its own.

lol - I've been 'owned'!

Even the trolling on our board is going downhill